Weakness, feebleness; powerlessness, impotence; inability.
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释义 | the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > utter inability or powerlessness (13) unmightinessOE Weakness, feebleness; powerlessness, impotence; inability. non-powera1387 Lack of power; impotence; an instance of this. unpowerc1400 Lack of power or ability; weakness, helplessness. Also (in early use): lack of means, poverty (see quot. 1461). impotencea1420 Want of strength or power to perform anything; utter inability or weakness; helplessness. palsya1450 figurative. An influence which destroys or seriously impairs activity or sensibility; a condition of incapacity or powerlessness, esp. brought… impossibilityc1450 Impotence, inability. (So medieval Latin impossibilitās.) Obsolete. impotencyc1460 = impotence, n. 1. impuissance1483 Impotence, powerlessness, weakness. impotentness1530 Impotence. powerlessness1650 Helplessness, impotence. (In quot. 1650 probably: an instance of this.) enervity1656 The condition of being nerveless. paralysis1809 figurative and in figurative contexts. The state of being powerless; a condition of helplessness or inactivity; inability to act or function… nervelessness1857 The quality or condition of being nerveless (in various senses); lack of nerves. |
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